Re: Can a normal person pass RS LAB ?

I don't think in the history of the CCIE exam anyone "normal" has ever
passed it.

Jeffrey Pazahanick wrote:
> I'm with Marko on the fact the number of people attempting the lab is
> way down. When I took it in San Jose in March, there were 4 R/S
> candidates. The room looked like it could hold 20 people. The
> proctor even asked me at lunch why I thought the number of people
> attempting the R/S was down; proof that it is.
> And of the 4 of us, I know 2 of us passed.. So maybe the rate is 50% :)
> Study hard, know the blueprint inside and outside.. Practice each
> technology individually and then practice them all together to see how
> they interact. Attempt the lab; if you fail, attempt it again in 30
> days. Keep after it. As Narbik says, once you know the blueprint
> inside and out, it's pretty easy..
>
> On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 4:20 PM, Marko Milivojevic <markom_at_ipexpert.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 21:07, Oskar <xyz7412369_at_yahoo.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> I am looking at this from the statistical point of view. So low passing rate does not look very passable for me. B I do not know any other degree or certification with so low passing rate. What then exactly all those who do not pass are doing wrong? There must be a identifiable reason for that. I do not think that all those who do not pass are not well prepared or did not study hard enough?
>>>
>> I don't think the passing rate is lower than traditional average. Yes,
>> it got a bit high last year and the year before that, but reason for
>> that was sheer volume of people trying. Right now we have the
>> situation that adverse economic situation, changed blueprint and FUD
>> by some people makes people not even want to try. When people don't
>> try, people don't pass.
>>
>> At some point I heard from some people in Learning_at_Cisco that passing
>> rate is at around 10%, which they found acceptable. Given that Cisco
>> used to say that passing rate is at around 3%, it really isn't that
>> bad... the main problem is people not trying.
>>
>> Just to illustrate lack of candidates, I remember when I passed my SP
>> back in 2007, test room was full. On my 1st R&S attempt, there were
>> only 2 of us. On 2nd, 4 and on my 3rd go only 3 candidates. I believe
>> there are around R&S 15 seats in Brussels. For me, that's the main
>> reason why people are not passing.
>>
>> People are always scared of the change, yes. We had the same situation
>> with Voice and Security blueprints. Now when people are actually
>> studying hard and trying to pass, we have success stories posted every
>> week, with no exceptions! Just take a look:
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>> So... study hard, prepare well, go and take those digits. You will NOT
>> pass by not trying.
>>
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